Goldfinger (1964) Rank 4 Reviews

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

The iconic James Bond movie, this third entry into the franchise is rightly heralded for offering the perfect blend of action, adventure, gunplay, fisticuffs, gadgetry (that Aston Martin!), romance, derring-do, and just about everything else. Bond's ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)

After one of the best pre-credit sequences in any Bond film (totally unrelated to the rest of it, but like a mini-film in itself) we jump straight into Shirley Bassey's brassy song, again, one of the best in the series (Gold-FINGAHHHH ! Da da daaaa!) and ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at eFilmCritic.com (M. P. Bartley)

sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)

Without a doubt the best James Bond movie ever made. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)

DVD Review

"Goldfinger" has to rank as one of the most famous James Bond movies of all time - and one of the best for that matter. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Review

MovieReviews Ltd.

GOLDFINGER is an exciting, thrilling movie, the first ever "event" film, and the movie that started the spy craze of the 1960's. So entertaining is it to watch this movie today, that one can easily forget the huge impact it had when first released. It ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at MovieReviews Ltd.

eFilmCritic Reviews

After one of the best pre-credit sequences in any Bond film (totally unrelated to the rest of it, but like a mini-film in itself) we jump straight into Shirley Bassey's brassy song, again, one of the best in the series (Gold-FINGAHHHH ! Da da daaaa!) and ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews

Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

The Cold War may be over, but the spy thriller genre that arose in its wake still thrives, notably in the series of films featuring the globe-trotting secret agent with a license to kill, Agent 007, James Bond. Still suave after nearly 40 years, the spy ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

Dragan Antulov

GOLDFINGER is often referred as the best example of what Bond movie is and what every Bond movie should be. Made in 1964, as a third movie of a wellestablished series, it was the fortunate transition between realism and seriousness of first two films, ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Dragan Antulov

SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Goldfinger was the third of the James Bond films. Producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman and star Sean Connery had previously made Dr No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), which were both well-received and count as two of the finest ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Steve Rhodes

This time Bond is on the track of an international gold smuggler extraordinaire named Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) this was back when gold was worth something. And Bond will find out that Goldfinger has a much more elaborate scheme than his usual ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Steve Rhodes

DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)

Whether you're Connery crazed or a Moore maniac, a casual Bond observer or just enjoy the occasional action film, Goldfinger should be a welcome addition to your collection. The movie presents 007 at the top of his form pitted against memorable ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Talk (Chris Hughes)

Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)

The blueprint for all the Bond films which followed, this movie will standout long after many of the others, will hopefully, be forgotten. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)

Box Office Magazine

The third James Bond action thriller to be filmed by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli is even more wildly imaginative, terrifically exciting and elaborately scientific (in the tongue-in-cheek fashion audiences delight in), lavishly filmed against ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Box Office Magazine

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Not every man would like to be James Bond, but every boy would. In one adventure after another, he saves the world, defeats bizarre villains, gets to play with neat gadgets and seduces, or is seduced by, stupendously sexy women (this last attribute ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

PreViewed DVD

Despite being the third movie (of twenty and counting) in the James Bond series, Goldfinger is the one movie that is perhaps most responsible for the ongoing success of the franchise. It is the movie that most firmly established the formula that the rest ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at PreViewed DVD

Needcoffee.com - DVD Review

In this, the third installment of the now-venerable Bond franchise, Agent 007 finds himself pitted against a wealthy megalomaniac with intentions on Fort Knox. Auric Goldfinger (Frobe) has a scheme to detonate an atomic weapon inside the United States ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Needcoffee.com - DVD Review

IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)

This is the one. The first Bond film to be truly massive hit. The first Bond film to feature a wonderfully over-the-top plot and a delightfully strange cast of characters. The first Bond to feature Desmond Llewelyn as Q, the eccentric gadget ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)

DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

"Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die." The initial part of this review is based on Henry G. Belot's critique of the previously released, non-special edition of "Goldfinger": Laser scanners in the supermarket and CD ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Auric Goldfinger has built himself a small fortune by stockpiling international gold bullion by buying and reselling in world markets for higher prices. Agent 007 is sent to investigate, and discover's Goldfinger is planning something called Operation ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Hy-Pocket's Pyramid of Movies

The movie "Goldfinger" has to overcome a lot of shoddy filmmaking techniques in order to achieve it's top "Bond Film" rank. ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at Hy-Pocket's Pyramid of Movies

The Digital Bits

Goldfinger is as classic a Bond film as classic Bond gets. It features the preeminent Bond himself, Sean Connery, the most well-rounded Bond villain, Auric Goldfinger, and even one of the best evil sidekicks, the nefarious Odd Job (with his hat-toss of ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at The Digital Bits

DVD Verdict (Nicholas Sylvain)

An absolutely classic Bond film, Goldfinger still holds its own against modern big-budget, special effects blockbusters and even at the special edition price ($35) it deserves a place in any ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at DVD Verdict (Nicholas Sylvain)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

With 1964's Goldfinger, the third James Bond story to reach the screen, the "Bond formula" had reached maturity. Screenwriter Richard Maibaum, a participant in the scripting of the previous two movies, Dr. No and From Russia with Love, had identified ...read the complete Goldfinger movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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